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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prefaces.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What distinction did Paine make in the Preface?
(a) Between the state and the religion.
(b) Between the nation and the government.
(c) Between the state, the nation and the government.
(d) Between the state and the nation.

2. As he stated in the Preface, who did Paine specifically intend to give an accurate account of the war to by writing Rights of Man?
(a) The Americans.
(b) The Italians.
(c) The English.
(d) The French.

3. What was the first part of Rights of Man written to accomplish?
(a) To correct Burke's grammatical errors.
(b) To address the people that agreed with Burke.
(c) To correct Burke's factual errors.
(d) To address the people that disagreed with Burke.

4. As Paine wrote, what kind of impact would the French Revolution have?
(a) Only an impact on other countries.
(b) Only an impact on France.
(c) An impact on France and other countries.
(d) Neither an impact on France nor other countries.

5. How did Paine think the English government viewed the French Revolution?
(a) They did not support it.
(b) They supported it.
(c) They supported only certain aspects of it.
(d) He did not comment on their view.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many prefaces did the first part of Rights of Man have?

2. Which century was Thomas Paine known for being one of the great political thinkers?

3. What is a good description of the second part of Rights of Man?

4. How did Paine depict his feelings in the Preface about the way readers of his work were being punished in some countries?

5. Besides English, which other language was Rights of Man published in?

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